Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

Midnight is almost here, and so it's time to launch a new Magic Monday. Ask me anything about occultism, and with certain exceptions noted below, any question received by midnight Monday Eastern time will get an answer. Please note:  Any question or comment received after that point will not get an answer, and in fact will just be deleted.  If you're in a hurry, or suspect you may be the 341,928th person to ask a question, please check out the very rough version 1.2 of The Magic Monday FAQ here. 

Also: I will not be putting through or answering any more questions about practicing magic around children. I've answered those in simple declarative sentences in the FAQ. If you read the FAQ and don't think your question has been answered, read it again. If that doesn't help, consider remedial reading classes; yes, it really is as simple and straightforward as the FAQ says.  And further:  I've decided that questions about getting goodies from spirits are also permanently off topic here. The point of occultism is to develop your own capacities, not to try to bully or wheedle other beings into doing things for you. I've discussed this in a post on my blog.

The image? I field a lot of questions about my books these days, so I've decided to do little capsule summaries of them here, one per week.  This was my sixty-first published book and my third anthology of short pieces, including all my best essays from my post-Hermetic period (the Hermetic essays were released earlier in my 2019 book The City of Hermes). It's probably the best one-volume introduction to the whole range of my ideas and interests, for anyone who wants to risk plunging down that N-dimensional rabbit hole.  It also includes my most widely cited essay, "How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse." On the off chance you're interested, copies can be purchased here if you're in the United States and here elsewhere.

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I've also had quite a few people over the years ask me where they should buy my books, and here's the answer. Bookshop.org is an alternative online bookstore that supports local bookstores and authors, which a certain gargantuan corporation doesn't, and I have a shop there, which you can check out here. Please consider patronizing it if you'd like to purchase any of my books online.

And don't forget to look up your Pangalactic New Age Soul Signature at CosmicOom.com.

With that said, have at it!

***This Magic Monday is now closed, and no more comments will be put through. See you next week!***

Comments

Dreams

[threerays]

Dear JMG,

I wanted to thank you for your CGD practice and books. In particular, the big book & the litany have become daily staples and have changed my life in many ways, in the short time I’ve embraced them. Celebrating Merlin’s wheel has been something I look forward to all year round. These have been deep gifts for my soul.

Onto my question - dreams! I went from not dreaming at all, before the CGD, to dreaming almost nonstop every night. I’ve enjoyed it quite a bit. Some of the dreams would make fantastic science fiction books! They are so detailed and vivid. Any feedback on this? I assume it’s due to drudging up the murky waters of the subconscious?

Many thanks!
Jon

Re: Dreams

[ecosophia]

You're most welcome! I'm glad you find them useful.

As for dreams, you're awakening your ability to perceive the astral plane. That's what dreaming is, you know: the normal process of perceiving the astral plane in sleep. Dreams are always a mix of personal and transpersonal material, because the aura (the outer layer of the astral body) is like a screen on which two movie projectors are projecting at once -- one that's from your subconscious, and one that's from the big wide world out there.

Have you considered keeping a dream journal, and writing your dreams down first thing in the morning? It's an interesting habit, and can teach you various things about yourself.

Re: Dreams

[threerays]

Thank you so much for the reply- I will start keeping a journal for my dreams. They have been illuminating when I meditate upon them - usually in a way I’m not expecting. I really like your description of the two movie projectors. This captures my dream experience very well.

Cheers! Appreciate your time and interactions on here with us.
Jon